Democrat Davis calls for universal pre-K in Texas
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Adam destroys one Democrat argument after another
Adam debates a statist from Maine on all things economical. Hilarity ensues, but not everyone is laughing! Thank you, Jaric Fontaine, for joining us. Send yo...
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"Give me Scott."
Democrat Charlie Crist issued that implicit debate challenge to Gov. Rick Scott during an impromptu caught-on-video meeting Monday with Lt. Gov. Carlos-Lopez Cantera.
But Scott said Tuesday that he's not ready to take up the challenge, noting that Crist has refused to debate his fellow Democrat, former Sen. Nan Rich.
"That's laughable. Think about it. He has a primary," Scott said.
"I'm sure it's going to be enjoyable watching his debates with Nan Rich," he said.
Rich appreciated Scott's comments.
"It's the first thing Scott has said in almost four years that I agree with," she joked, before referencing how Crist used to be a Republican when he was governor.
"Since Charlie is new to the Democratic Party especially because Charlie is new to the Democratic Party he owes it to the voters to debate and talk about the issues to show where he stands," she said.
Crist, however, has said that voters from all parties know his record. And, previously, he said he "wasn't even thinking about" debating Rich.
Crist's spokesman, Kevin Cate, amplified on those comments Tuesday in a statement that all but closed the door on a debate before the Aug. 23 Democratic primary.
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They were asked about what they had heard about his behaviour over the decades.
No Liberal Democrat politician admitted to knowing anything about the allegations sexual abuse before 2012, Mr Clegg said.
The Liberal Democrat leader said his party had also checked through old documents relating to the Liberal party that are stored in a warehouse outside London but found no evidence.
Mr Clegg, who said he had met Smith who was knighted in 1988, repeated his assertion that it was "absurd" to suggest he had known anything about the allegations before 2012.
He added that any investigation was a matter for the police and encouraged them to reopen cases relating to Sir Cyril from decades ago.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that he would support attempts to strip Smith of his knighthood following the revelations.
Smith was nominated for the honour by Lord Steel, the former Lib Dem leader. Speaking on LBC radio Mr Clegg said: "It is not my decision, it is this committee that decides.
"My understanding is that these honours kind of die when the person dies, so it is not something that is there to be taken away, but I am as repulsed as anybody.
"The actions that Simon Danczuk has documented, that need to be looked at, are as appalling to me as anybody else. the suggestion that I somehow knew something and didn't act on it is simply not the case."
Mr Danczuk, the Labour MP who has written a book about Smith's abuses, said the Deputy Prime Minister was failing in his duty to act and must carry out a full activity into who knew about the MPs activities.
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Democrat Alex Sink has decided not to run for Congress this fall, a move that could benefit newly elected Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly.
Sink told the Tampa Bay Times on Tuesday that she made a "very personal" choice against running after weighing several factors.
"I was certainly all in for the special election and at this point in time I just made the decision that I did not want to run again."
Jolly narrowly defeated Sink in the nationally watched and costly March 11 special election held after Republican U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young's death in October.
Although Sink lost, she was still considered a strong candidate for the fall, given her wide name recognition and proven fundraising ability. Her exit leaves it unclear which Democrat will step in to run against Jolly.
Jessica Ehrlich, who previously ran for the seat against Young but bowed out of the race earlier to make room for Sink, did not return calls Tuesday. Earlier this week, the Rev. Manuel Sykes of St. Petersburg, a Democrat, said he was considering a bid. The deadline to file is May 2.
"I have great respect for Alex," Jolly said in a statement. "I'm sure it was a difficult decision and I wish her the very best. I look forward to continuing my work in Congress on behalf our Pinellas community."
Sink said Democratic officials showed her an analysis of election trends and "the numbers actually looked better than I anticipated."
She said 50,000 more people may vote in the fall, and "there will be many more independents and they will probably be a little younger."
Those are some of the reasons she believes a Democratic candidate can win in the fall, even though she is the candidate who likely would have commanded the biggest name recognition and Jolly will have an incumbent's advantage.
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Alex Sink won't challenge David Jolly for District13 seat in November